A used cookbook sale by the Junior League of Daytona Beach will be among the special local features when the "Dash Around the Table Tour" with celebrity chef Jon Ashton stops in Daytona Beach on March 2. League members will sell like-new cookbooks and other titles for prices ranging from 50 cents to $5 during the 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Food Village Expo portion of the show at News-Journal Center, said Jessica Fox, event marketing manager for The News-Journal. The newspaper is presenter of the show. The expo will feature local vendors. Chef Costa Magoulas, dean of the hospitality and culinary school at Daytona State College, is scheduled to entertain during the expo. At 2 p.m., Ashton will take the stage for his two-hour cooking school presentation. General admission tickets are $15 plus tax. A limited number of VIP tickets — which include reserved seating for the show, access to an hour-long afterward with Ashton featuring wine and appetizers, and a special gift — are available for $30 plus tax. For information, visit news-journalevents.com, email jessica.fox@news-jrnl.com or call 386-681-2262.

Soul Food Festival set for Saturday

The 18th Annual Soul Food Festival at Historic New Bethel

A.M.E. Church is planned for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the church, 115 S. Yonge St. (U.S. 1), Ormond Beach. The menu includes barbecue ribs and chicken, fried chicken, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, cornbread, dessert and much more for a $12 donation. 386-672-0732.

Cooking demo to focus on lovable legumes

From the pinto beans of Mexico to the chickpeas of the Middle East, legumes — a class of vegetables that includes beans, peas and lentils — are as near to a perfect food as can be. Modern science reveals they have been linked to lowering blood cholesterol levels, lower body weight, lower hypertension and increase dietary fiber.